Woohoo, We're Number 5, We're Number 5.

[AlCzervik]

http://www.abc.net.au/ra/programguide/stories/200804/s2217939.htm

Amnesty says China the world's top executioner
Updated Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:41pm AEST
Amnesty International has condemned China as the world's top executioner, saying 470 people were killed by the state last year. The Amnesty report says 88 percent of all known executions take place in just five countries, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the United States.


edited to include the link to Amnesty international.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/encourage-worldwide-abolition/death-penalty-statistics-2007/page.do?id=1011348&n1=3&n2=28&n3=1277

[Fenris]

1. That's a list you'd think we'd be scrambling to get off of.

[AlCzervik]

2. you know what's even worse, we're still number 5 and executions in this country

are actually down a bit.

;(

[spanone]

3. i'm sure cheney is deeply disappointed....the boys have to work a little harder

[L. Coyote]

4. What is the rate per capita? USA is # 1 in incarceration rate.

[iamthebandfanman]

5. its like a fascist parade, isnt it

the names on that list.

[marmar]

6. That's just damn embarassing.......

My country 'tis of thee sweet land of liberty....my ass! :argh:

[AlCzervik]

7. and considering we have more people in jail than any other country it's even more

embarrassing and shameful.

[stellanoir]

8. pathetic really

and they consider this Christian.

I'm not one.

[KamaAina]

9. Well, at least that means we have to lay off Iran

lest we move up* to No. 4... :eyes: